From Bowie to the Goblin King: Beat the January Blues at Cromarty Cinema

As we step into 2026, Cromarty Cinema welcomes you to a brand-new year of storytelling, fun and community. This January, we’re offering a rich mix to help you beat the winter blues and start the year with something special.

We begin the year with Pillion, a disarming and darkly funny romantic drama about two very different people drawn together by kink, chaos, and unexpected tenderness. And of course, it stars the one and only Alexander Skarsgård. Meanwhile, Anemone marks Daniel Day-Lewis’s much-anticipated return to cinema. Living alone in the remote woods of northern England, his character is forced to confront long-buried family trauma when his estranged brother reappears. Ready for another star-studded big screen feature? Ella McCay, starring the likes of Jamie Lee Curtis and Woody Harrelson, delves into the complexities of combining young political ambition with a chaotic family life – with hilarious results.

Fans of music have plenty to sing about this January! Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is back by popular demand, taking us deep into the creative process behind Bruce Springsteen’s haunting Nebraska album. Song Sung Blue, starring Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman, is inspired by a true story and follows two down on their luck musicians who form a Neil Diamond tribute band. 

If you’re more in the mood for a documentary, Bowie: The Final Act is a powerful and poetic tribute to David Bowie’s final years, performances and legacy. And that’s not all for documentary lovers. The Tale of Silyan blends documentary realism with folkloric resonance, as a North Macedonian farmer’s life is transformed when he rescues an injured white stork. We’re also thrilled to bring you Folktales, a gentle and heart warming look at teenagers at a folk high school in Arctic Norway who bond through music, storytelling, and sled dog training. For another slice of Norway, Sentimental Value is a quietly devastating family drama about two estranged sisters forced to confront grief and unresolved tensions when their reclusive filmmaker father attempts a return to relevance.

We’re also revisiting some of cinema’s most iconic stories. Hitchcock’s Rear Window and Notorious screen this month – both masterpieces of suspense, each exploring the dangers (and temptations) of trusting the wrong people. From stage to screen, National Theatre Live: Hamlet brings Shakespeare’s great tragedy into our cinema, while Hamnet, based on Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel, reimagines the life of Shakespeare’s family with depth and beauty. And of course, we couldn’t resist showing Labyrinth – Jim Henson’s fantastical 1980s adventure featuring David Bowie (twice in one month!) in all his glittering, Goblin King glory.

January also brings a wave of daring, imaginative cinema. The Ice Tower is a hauntingly beautiful fairy tale for adults, in which a teenage girl becomes obsessed with an actress on the set of a fantastical film, as the snowy world around her begins to blur into fiction. Problemista, starring Tilda Swinton, is a sharp, surreal comedy about immigration, art, and absurd bureaucracy, following a Salvadoran toy designer trying to stay in New York. Marty Supreme stands out as a kinetic, critically acclaimed sports drama adventure, starring the enigmatic Timothée Chalamet in pursuit of greatness in the unlikely world of competitive table tennis. An intimate, observational portrait of a single day of the iconic photographer, Peter Hujar’s Day captures two friends navigating art, love and grief.

And of course, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants is the kind of joyfully ridiculous fun that kids (and plenty of grown-ups) won’t want to miss – full of colour, chaos and undersea hijinks.

Let’s face it – it’s cold, it’s dark. Where else would you rather be than in a comfy seat at your local community cinema? So get your tickets at cromartycinema.com/films, or visit our human box office every Thursday from 12–2pm. Tickets are also available on the door (subject to availability).